Ryabkov says there is a threat of nuclear exchange between the U.S. and Russian Federation
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The danger of a nuclear exchange between the United States and Russia exists, but Moscow will do everything possible to avoid it. This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on November 30.
Commenting on the publication of the science YouTube channel Science Time, which modeled the exchange of nuclear strikes, Ryabkov said that Moscow has already voiced its position on scenarios for the use of this type of weapon. However, he emphasized that the danger of nuclear use unfortunately remains.
"We will do our utmost to avoid the realization of this catastrophic scenario, but in this case not everything depends on us," the diplomat told TASS.
According to the Russian deputy foreign minister, modeling of the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons has been conducted repeatedly and the current geopolitical situation is characterized as extremely complicated and tense.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on November 21 that Russia was making every effort to prevent a nuclear exchange with the United States. The Russian presidential spokesman expressed hope that other countries adhere to the same position and will not engage in provocative actions.
Earlier in the day, a representative of the Pentagon's Strategic Command, Rear Admiral Thomas Buchanan, said that the United States would allow such an exchange of nuclear strikes, in which the country would retain a reserve of strategic weapons for further leadership on the world stage.
On November 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved an updated Russian nuclear doctrine. The updated document includes the amendments that the head of state announced in September. In particular, for the first time a definition of a potential adversary against whom Russia is conducting nuclear deterrence was introduced.
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